Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

A fjord choked with giant icebergs calved from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the fastest glaciers in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk the boardwalk to Sermermiut, take a boat among the icebergs at midnight, and visit the new Icefjord Centre.

Fly via Nuuk or Kangerlussuaq. Summer has the midnight sun.

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Kind	Natural features
Where	Ilulissat, Avannaata.
Cost	Free; boats charged

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Greenland

Capital	Nuuk
Continent	Americas Northern America
Population	56,542
Currency	Danish krone (DKK, Kr.)
Calling code	+299
Time zones	UTC-02:00 (WGT) UTC-04:00 (AST) UTC±00 (GMT)

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